We are hiring for a senior systems engineer based in Las Vegas for a permanent position. Responsible for ensuring the stability, integrity, and efficient operation of information systems. Monitor, maintain, and support all servers and associated operating systems and service applications (e.g. SQL and Exchange). Assist in identifying, communicating, and resolving issues. Serve as a technical resource to Systems Engineers.
Position Responsibility
• Provide support by performing troubleshooting which may include, but
not necessarily be limited to: problem recognition, root cause analysis, research, isolation, resolution, follow-up, and documentation.
• Perform functional and empirical analysis related to the design, development, planning, and configuration of hardware and/or software.
• Perform maintenance on system hardware and software including the restoration of hardware, software or configurations.
• Act in a lead role in the development of test strategies, devices, and systems and in recommendations for procedures and controls for problem prevention.
• Lead implementations and rollouts of new hardware, software, and tools.
• Assist in the supervision of Systems Engineers.
• Assist with and participate in disaster recovery testing.
• Act in a lead role in the development of P&Ps and general standards, and procedures and controls for problem prevention.
• Research and identify hardware and software to meet Company needs.
• Prepare detailed functional specifications and coordinate RFPs.
• Advanced scripting via PowerShell preferred
• Must be able to install and implement both physical and virtual server solutions.
• Must have a practical understanding of domain-level services such as DNS, DHCP, LDAP, and Active Directory services.
• Must have solid understanding of VMWare and Storage Systems.
• Must be able to implement Microsoft Clustering and other high-availability and load balancing solutions.
Position Requirements
• Five (5) years of experience as a Systems Engineer required.
• Must have a high level of technical knowledge relative to the installation and connectivity of server systems, including the configuration, maintenance, and support of new and existing server solutions.
• MCSE certification and at least three (3) years of experience working on large- scale infrastructure, desktop, and server-related projects preferred.
• VMWare certification and ITIL V3 Awareness training preferred.
• Must have good communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain any necessary certifications and/or licenses.
• On-call availability on a rotational basis is a requirement of this role